Clever, social and far more likeable than their reputation suggests - our printable rat mask celebrates one of the most intelligent small mammals in the world! Rats have starred in everything from Ratatouille to The Nutcracker to the Chinese zodiac, and this mask captures that bright-eyed, whiskery charm brilliantly. Perfect for school plays, science classroom projects, World Book Day, birthday parties, and surprisingly sophisticated imaginative play.

The rat deserves far better PR than it gets - it's one of the most cognitively impressive animals on Earth, demonstrating empathy, regret and social cooperation in laboratory studies that continually surprise researchers. A mask that rewards the curious. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Rats!

Rats demonstrate empathy - in multiple studies, rats have freed trapped companions even when doing so provided them with no personal reward, and will share food with hungry strangers.
They experience regret - when rats make a wrong decision and miss out on a better option, they show specific brain activity associated with regret and are more likely to take a chance on the next decision.
African giant pouched rats are trained to detect landmines and tuberculosis - their extraordinary sense of smell combined with their light weight (they don't trigger mines) makes them more effective than metal detectors in many situations.
Rats are highly social animals that become depressed in isolation - they play, wrestle, chase each other and even have a high-pitched giggle when tickled that can be detected with specialist equipment.
The rat is the first animal in the Chinese zodiac - according to legend, it won the race to reach the Jade Emperor by hitching a ride on the ox and jumping off just before the finish line. Very rat.

Printable Rat Mask

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